Bottle holder



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Marh 30 B. L. MAERTZ BOTTLE HOLDER l Filed octA 28, 1924 2 sheets-Sheet 2 00C 00Go OOoo 000 OOoo OOoo OOQo 000 00o@ OOoo \m o2 OOo v 00a OOD 0000 oOOo LJlerz.

Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

UNITED STATES BENJAMIN L. iviAnM'zporl OLIVIA, MINNESOTA.

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BOTTLE HOLDER.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, BnNJAMiN L. MAnn'rz,

a' citizen ofthe United States, residing at Olivia, in the county of Renville and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle Holders; and I do hereby decla-re the following to be a full, clear, and exact 'description of the invention, suoli as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The inventiony relates to a receptacle adapted for a variety of uses such as a. container for the delivery of milk or cream and a refrigerator of a portable nature to be carried upon an automobile when touring oi picnicking, Vsaid holder protecting milk and cream when delivered and servingto keep food cool in warm weather when enjoying a pleasure trip.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

lVhile the drawings illustrate anembodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention. a

Referring to the accom aanying drawings forming a part of the specification,

Figure l is a front view of an article of the nature aforesaid, embodying the inven-V tion, showing the same attached to the side of a house,

Figure 2 is a front view showing the cover in open position and having a portion of the outer receptaclepbroken away,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view, Figure 4 is a vertical view, andy F'gure 5, is a similar view of a modification.

Corresponding and like parts ai'ereferred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The device comprises an outer receptacle i 1 which is preferably of metal although it may consistof any desired material and this receptacle is closedat the top by means of a hinged cover 2 which when closedk is Vina-de secure by means of a lock 3 to which the milk man or other tradesman. has av master key to admit of opening the cover ferred y.to deposit milk or other commodity `within the holder. ClipsV lare applied to the inner side of the cover 2 and are adapted 'to receive a note to the tradesman or tickets for goods delivered. An inner receptacle 5 vspaced fronithe walls of the outer receptacle l comprises ldouble walls enclosing a space from which the air is exhausted whereby to provide' a vacuum receptacle to keep the contents cool or warm4 as required. i

The inner receptacle 5 is yieldably supported and is closed at the top by means of a removable cover 6 which may consist of metal and cork. Springs 7 are interposed betweenv opposing walls of the inner and outer receptacles and cork blocksf8 are attached to said springs and are preferably disposedbetween 'the bottom ofthe receptacles so as to sustain the weight and any jar incident to 'impact of the bottom with an object. A lining 9 preferably ofy cork is applied to the bottom and lower portion of the sides of the innervacuum receptacle 5 to prevent injury thereto when placing bottles or other analogous articleswithin the receptacle. An ice holder 10 isv located within the inner receptacle and its lower por? tion is imperforate to retain the water resulting from the melting of the ice and the` upper portion is perforated to circulation of the cool air.

In the construction illustrated in'Figure 5, the inner receptacle 5a may comprise double walls and the space between such walls may be filled with cork or other suitable material generally employed in refrigprovide for a i579i,oi4-

PATENT-o erators. It is not necessary to provide the l springs or yieldable support between the inner and the outer receptacles as said inner receptacle may be held in place in any preway. w

The holder may be attached to the ,side of a house in any manner to admit of its ready removal so that it may be carried upon an automobile or other vehicle to receive l articles of food to be kept cool and otherwise protected.

- llVhat is claimed is v comprising a refrigerator 'having a `food compartment, and an ice receptacle withink said compartment, saidv receptacle" beingy open adJacent the top and in communication l. A holder of the character specified.105

Within said compartment, said lreceptacle belng located snugly at one corner 0I" the chamber and havlng the nnperforte'portlon reduced ntermedtets'ends to'provde uI shoulder engaging the upper edge of v sind hrung.

2. A holder of the ichmaeter spepoled Colnprsng inner and outer receptacles in Vspaced rele-$1011,4 blocks of lnsulatlon wlthln the outer receptacle and on which the bottom of l'theenner receptacle rests,1sp1"ngs connected to .said blocks v and extending intermediate the slde Walls of the receptacle to space and reslently position them, the inner recep* 'ta-Cle COnSttutn-g tri-food compartment, and

t'the bottom.

In testimony whereof I.' aIX ,1ny signature.

-BENJAMINL- MAERTZ. 5, 

